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Hi there! I'm Leanne, a dedicated Australian degree-qualified Naturopath based in Melbourne. I have a passion for preventative healthcare, including improving menstrual cycle wellness, preconception care, fertility maximisation, IVF support, menopause and healthy ageing.
The Practice
I’m on a Health Mission
I‘m an Allied Healthcare professional who puts your healing needs first. I am proud to provide quality customer service, clinical experience, and commitment to health and wellness to all who engage with me as a Naturopath. My goal is to first make you feel heard and secondly help you achieve your goals as quickly as possible with as little intervention as necessary.
Experience and Professionalism
With over 10 years of clinical experience, I will assess you as an individual and create a custom recovery or wellness plan that's right for you. I understand the importance of educating you on effective ways to take care of your body using diet, lifestyle adjustments and natural therapeutics like herbal medicine.
A Healthcare Provider Who Cares
Not only will I help with your existing condition/s, I also work to maximise your prevention strategies. I strive to help you improve your quality of life, achieve your wellness goals, and support your best possible life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach me at leanne@thewellnessnaturopath.com.au if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Naturopathy is one of the most popular forms of complementary medicine in Australia today. Naturopaths perform over 4.9 million consultations in Australia every year. It emphasises holistic disease prevention through natural, therapeutic methods. It’s based on the principle that the body has an intrinsic ability to heal itself, with the body, mind, and emotions supported during the healing process.
Patients who undergo naturopathic treatments are treated as individuals, and treatment involves the entire body, not just the area of their body that is affected. The focus is also on the cause of health issues, not just the symptoms.
The six foundation principles that naturopaths practise are:
- First, do no harm
- The healing power of nature
- Find and treat the cause whenever possible, not only the symptoms
- Doctor as teacher
- Treat the whole person
- Education and prevention
In Australia, Naturopaths are non-registered Allied Health professionals that are bound by a national code of conduct. Unfortunately, this lack of registration means you need to check that someone who is calling themselves a Naturopath has indeed studied the Bachelor of Health Science degree (or permitted equivalent), has appropriate registrations, professional memberships and insurance relating to the practice of Naturopathy. Part of maintaining professional registration as an Australian Naturopath is the completion of CPE each year (Continuing Professional Education) and maintaining First Aid and CPR certification.
The professional associations in Australia that have the highest standards to register Naturopaths are:
- ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society)
- ANTA (Australian Natural Therapists Association)
- ANPA (Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association)
- NHAA (naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia)
- CMA (Complementary Medicine Association)
I am registered with ATMS (Provider number: 26520).
I studied the 4-year Bachelor of Applied Science(Naturopathy) at Southern School of Natural Therapies (Fitzroy, Melbourne) gaining my certification in 2011. I have also attained further certificates in:
- Certificate of Natural Fertility (15hrs, post-graduate level)
- Certificate of Natural Women’s Health (15hrs, post-graduate level)
- Certificate of Natural Thyroid Health (12hrs, post-graduate level)
- Certificate of Clinical Diagnostics (12hrs, post-graduate level)
- Certificate of Male Fertility & Reproductive Health (4.5hrs, Masters level)
Naturopaths like myself, will typically work alongside your doctor or other health professionals to offer the best possible patient-centred care. We use non-invasive and natural treatments that work in harmony with the body’s own healing mechanisms and that complement medical management of illness and diseases. There is a big focus on disease prevention and the influence of the environment, lifestyle, and emotions on your holistic health.
The naturopathic techniques undertaken to treat clients can differ depending on the modalities each Naturopath has studied, as well as their healing philosophy. All Naturopaths will typically start by asking you questions about your lifestyle, diet, stress, bowel habits, energy levels, sleep quality, environment, family background, and any history of illness. An in-depth focus on the details of signs and symptoms related to your presenting complaint is gathered to form a differential diagnosis. After compiling a detailed health history, we may then also use other techniques, to assess you. For me these may include:
- Iridology
- Nail and Tongue signs
- Functional Pathology (blood tests, breath tests, etc)
- Stool and urine analysis
- Microbiome Testing
- Hair analysis (Heavy Metals)
- Biocompatibility Hair Testing
- Diet and Symptom Diary
- Stress & Mood Questionnaire
- Genetic Testing (Nutrigenomics)
I will then design a Naturopathic treatment plan to support your body’s ability to heal itself to best of it's abilities. Treatment options, what your treatment journey will look like, and what treatments and supplements will be required will also be discussed. I may then use a range of non-invasive techniques to treat you, including:
- Administering naturopathic remedies such as herbal medicines or nutritional supplements to improve and prevent a range of deficiency states and/or illnesses.
- Offering dietary and nutritional advice to restore balance, assist with detoxification and disease prevention. This can include recommending patients avoid or eat certain foods.
- Recommending detoxification in terms of undertaking a cleansing diet, and reducing/eliminating ultra-processed foods, tea, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol.
- Giving lifestyle advice to promote wellbeing and reduce stress.
- Use flower essences and/or herbal medicines to enhance the emotional aspects of healing.
- Referrals to other complementary therapies such as Far Infrared Sauna, Colonics, Acupuncture, Kinesiology, and/or Hypnotherapy.
- Practise psychological counselling, including encouraging meditation and relaxation techniques.
- COMING SOON: Naturopathic Emotional Release Therapy: a form of biofeedback that can identify and clear emotional blocks or underlying stress; to understand the physical manifestation of emotional issues so you can get to the heart of the issue and trauma that is held inside the body and start to clear it.
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